Local climatological data

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

WEATHER BUREAU

Annual Meteorological Summary

(LOCAL)

WITH COMPARATIVE DATA

OF

Columbus, Ohio,

\

For the year ending December 81, 190ii.

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U. B. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU.

ANNUAL METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY, Local,

WITH COMPARATIVE DATA.

Columbus, Ohio,

Year 1908.

MONTH

TEMPFRATURE

tD^grees Fahr.)

f

MOISTURE

Percentage of sunshine

Average cloudiness

WIND

i

NUMBER OF

DAYS—

MEAN

EXTREMES

Percentage of relative
humidity

PRECIPITATION
(Inches and hundredths)

Average hourly velocity

Prevailing direction

MAXIMUM

Gales, 40 miles per hour, I

>

o

Clear

Partly cloudy

Cloudy

Precipitation, 0.01 inch,

or more

Thunderstorms

Snow, 0.1 inch, or more

MAX.

TEMP.

MIN.

TEMP.

Maximum

M inimum

Monthly

Maximum

Date

1 Minimum

1

Date

1

Total

Maximum in

24 hours

Date

Snowfall (inches

and tenths.)

Velocity for 5

minutes

Direction

Date

0)

O'

0

CM

CO

90° and above |

Zero or below

32° and below

.la nil ary

87

22

30

50

21

7

30

73

''1 40

0 47

11-12

3 0

56

5 1

14

nw

53

w

27

4

12

9

10

9

0

4

7

0

0

28

February

37

22

30

58

14

1

2

7(5

3 (5(5

1 46

14-15

4 3

45

7.0

15

n w

4(5

w

6

3

(5

8

15

14

1

9

10

0

0

24

March ...

53

8(5

44

7(5

27

25

9

75

(5 03

1.65

18-19

16

45

6 6

13

sw

70

w

15

4

5

10

1(5

14

7

2

0

0

0

9

April .

(52

42

52

80

2(5

25

3

(57

2 75

0 63

80

24

5(5

5 4

14

nw

44

nw

2

5

10

10

10

12

2

1

0

0

0

5

May. .

73

55

04

91

29

34

1

72

4 04

1.07

3-4

0 0

52

(5 0

12

sw

58

w

3

8

10

13

1(5 '

7

0

0

2

0

0

.lime .

82

(50

71

94

28

47

1

(54

2 18

1 33

21-22

0 0

75

3.8

10

se

59

n w

19

3

13

14

B

10

(5

0

0

2

0

0

•Inly .

80

(55

76

9(5

12

54

8

(59

3 74

2.07

24

0 0

71

4 8

9

sw

58

e

26

2

12

9

10

13

11

0

0

8

0

0

August , . ,

84

(52

73

95

3

55

25

(5(5

2 .34

1 11

17

0 0

79

8 3

9

e

44

w

17

1

17

12

2

7

4

0

0

(5

0

0

Se.ptCMiiber

83

57

70

93

12

37

30

55

0 42

0.38

28

0 0

86

2 5

9

se

38

W'

28

0

20

7

3

2

1

0

0

9

0

0

October

()()

45

5(5

84

(5

28

81

(54

'1.20

0 46

10

0,0

78

3 1

10

se

82

nw

7

0

19

8

4

7

0

0

0

0

0

1

November

52

34

(58

25

19

5

67

0.84

0.69

10-11

T

54

4.3

12

sw

44

s

30

8

11

15

4

6

0

0

0

0

0

15

December

42

27

34

62

18

14

2

74

1.59

0 (54

(3-7

0 2

85

6 2

13

sw

41

nw

7

2

7

12

12

11

0

2

4

0

0

26

July

Pel).

-

July

Mar

1

Yea r

(53

44

54

96

12

1

2

68

'30.14

2.07

24

115

(51

4,8

12

sw

70

w

15

J

50

140

124

102

121

39

18

21

27

0

1(18

5

COMPARATIVE DATA.

MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES.

1878.

1879

1880.

1881

1882.

1883.

1884.
188s.

1886.

1887.

1888.
1889

1890.

1891 .

1892.

189.1.

1895.

1896.

1900.

1901

1905.

1906

1908.

Jan. 1

Feb.

.Mar.

Apr. j

Maj-.

June.

July.

Aur.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov. !

2S.6

1

j

2R.9

41.6

50-3

64.1

7«.4

78.6

78.4

74.0
71. 2

659

61.4

M'.i

43*^

43- 8

43 8

38.8

40.8

.s;<.8

68.8

72.8

75 fi

74.2

6.S.4

52.2

32 8

24.2

2g. 2

36.8

47.4

67.8

49.7

7S.6

75-8

74.8

40.5

44-4

32.6

41. 8

44.8

51.0

.57*4

49.9

71.8

72. 2

6b. 2

.S9.0

42.4

27.1

34-3

3S.3

51-0

40.3

7C.7

74.IJ

70.2

64.0

55- 6

44.7

37-2

3U. 2

4Q. 4

61.7

72.9

73-8

72. s

71 .0

22.9

19. 4

30. 1

50.0

61.2

6y. 0

76.6

71.1

64.0

5* -4

40.9

23- -1

39-0

54-7

62.8

67.3

72.2

71.6

65.8

54.4

38.8

34.4

37-3

50.8

67.6

71.2

79.4

70.8

64.0

51.4

26.8

33-0

36.5

.SI. 2

60.6

71. u

73-2

71.4

61.3

48.7

34.2

26. 4

42. 2

.S«.8

61.4

67.7

74. 1

70 2

63.8

49.0

41.2

39. t

40.6

35-2

52-3

60.0

74-6

:3.6

70.2

63.1

53-8

44.6

33' 0

34.8

.34.6

52.9

57.4

72.4

70 0

71 .0

69.4

52.8

AO. 3

: 18 8

3‘^-7

36.0

49.4

6[ .0

74 2

74.0

73-0

66.4

.53.6

38.2

30.3

39-5

5K6

59-4

71.4

76.4

71.8

66.7

55* J

34.7

29.4

46. 2

51-5

60.6

72.4

7S.6

72. 2

69. I

.SI. 8

24 1

21 .0

367

53 2

62.8

74.9

73-8

75-6

71.2

482

30-8

3«.8

33* 7

58 6

69. 7

70. 8

74.4

72.9

43-2

50.4

45-2

26.4

34.0

43- «

50.b

S7-9

69.8

77.2

71. 1

68.8

59.8

42.7

33-2

40.3

48.6

62.7

73-8

77-7

7.S.O

69.8

55-0

39.6

29.4

38.3

55-2

4,3.4

73-4

76. 2

7«;.S

65.7

59.2

45-3

32.S

34. 5.

.St -8

4,3.4

71.9

;6,2

78 5

71. 2

62.2

30.4

23-5

40.6

48.5

6t . I

73.4

79.9

74.6

66.6

55-7

■(8.6

23.2

42.7

50. 1

45.0

08.2

7.S.2

70.6

6s. 2

56. 2

49.8

28.3

31.8

47. 8

5J. 2

65.8

86.0

74. 5

73.0

67.6

55-4

38.4

40.9

45-0

62. 1

6y.(«

73- 4

71.0

67.1

54.0

42.4

44-4

, 50-4

62.3

70.8

71-9

73 3

67. J

«.^.7

36.6

32.0

.51.?

43 0

62.8

71.0

75-2

75-7

33-5

27. 2

46.8

55 7

67.2

7.3-9

71.0

50. 0

40.2

, 30-0

2i).6

44.5

i 51.7

64-0

70. 6

75-6

72.7

70.4

55-6

42.8

■i! 28.9

!

30. 1

39.4

1 .si.i

1

42., 3

71.0

75-2

72.7

66.9

54.7

41.8 j

1

Hi^he^t and lowest teinpiTatures in boldface tvp«*.

TEMPER ATl'RE EXTREMES.

Maxi- .
Ilium.

•January. . .
February. .
Manb. .
April ..

May .

•luiM- .

July .

Aufnist
.SepiembtT
October ..
November
Decern ber .

72 1906

72 >S83

81

ft9

1907

1896

96 1893

99 1895 1

104 1901

98

98 1899

90 1897

77 1895

67 18^

32.7

•Al«o In 1883 and 1889. fAUo in 1903.

Day.

Mini¬

mum.

Year.

Day.

Highest

monthly

mean.

Year.j

Lo

mo

m«

21

—20

18S4

6

43.8

18S0 1

16

—20

1899

10

41.8

1S82 1

1

22

0

>900

»7

*903 J

1 18

>5

18S1

5

58.6

1896 '

3»

33

i<)u6

10

69.7

18^

1 3

4>

'894

i

74.9

‘89s

50

1800

21

79 9

1901

1 5

42

18S7

29

78. .s

1900

1 •'»

32

1S88

30

74 6

1^1

' '5

! 20

1887

3«

62.4

'879

7

)R8o

22

49.8

1902

29

f —12

1880

3°

44.4

18S9

53-0
.‘>3 .6

54.2
53-4
5«.8
‘-.2. ^

49.1

50.3

52.5

5J.O

52. 2
53-2

52.6

51- 3

.ST -2

53-3

5T-8

!^3-o

52.9

.S3 -6
53-2

53.8

51.8
52. T
52.0

50.2

31.5

52- 7

50.8

53- 5

52.2

thly lYear.

1893

)88s

1885

1907

1907

T903

1891

•18^

1SS8

iSqs

>880

+1880

MISCELLANP:0US data for 1908.

COMPARATIVE DATA.

COLUMBUS, OHIO.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ; SEA LEVEL
Mean: 30.06 inches. Hiffhest: 30 78 inches, February
0. Lowest; 29.16 inches, February 15.

DATES OF

To July 1st—

Greatest depth of snow on jtround and amount : April
30, 2.0 inches.

Greatest snowfall in 24 hours and amount: April 30,
2-4 inches.

Last Ivillinpr frost; Ajiril 16.

Last lifrht frost: April 30.

First thunderstorm: February 14.

After July 1st:

Last thunderstorm: September 1.

First lijrht frost: September 30.

First killing frost ; October 31.

Greatest depth of snow on ground and amount: De¬
cember 4. 0.2 inch.

Greatest snowfall in 24 hours and amount, December
4, 0.2 inch.

Longest period without precipitation, 0-1 or more:
26 days, from September 2 to September 27. inclusive.

Longest period with precipitation, 0.1 or more: 11
days, April 29 to May 9, inclusive.

TEMPERATURE

For the year as a whole the temperature averaged
over one degree above the normal, and all the months
except February, .lune. and Auirnst show an excess of
temperature. The greatest departure occurred in
March, when it averaged over live degrees above nor¬
mal. September was a warm month, also, the average
daily excess of temperature being over four <legrees.
The coldest month was Februarj* and the warmest .July.
No unusual extremes of temperature occurred during
the year. The highest temperature recorded was 90°
on July 12. and the lowest was l°on February 2.

PRECIPITATION

During the spring months the precipitation averaged
well alMive the normal, but in the fall small amounts
of min fell and droughty conditions prevailed from
.Se|>tcml>er to December that greatlj* depleted the avail¬
able water supply.

The largest amount of precipitation for any one
month was G.o3 inches in March and the least was 0.42
inch in September.

The greatest snowfall occurred in February, being 4.3
inches in amount, which was somewhat l)elow norma!
for the month. There was practically no snow in
April till the 30th day of the month, when 2.4 ijiches
fell in eight hours.

WIND

The windiest month was February, with an average
velocity of 1.5 miles per hour, while the lowest average
hourlj' velocity. 9 miles, occurred in September.

The highest wind velocity ever recoroed at this sta¬
tion <H*curred on March 15, when it reached 7u miles
Ijer hour for a period of live minutes, and for one min¬
ute blew at the rate of 74 miles per hour.

MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PRECIPITATION.

Year

Jan.

eb.

Mar

Apr.

May.

June., July.

Aiif-.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

An’I.

1878.

1879.

1.66

J

43

3-77

0. 92

2.09

2.68

3-.s8

3-67

5.00

4.64

2. 84
2-33

3 n

0-26

3- 06
3-52

3.88

4.29

31.26

1880.

4.49

J

70

2. 42

5.08

3.21

3- 30

4.86

8.9.';

1. 80

?-r:

4.54

3 d8

44.68

18S1.

2.25

d

44

4. 01

2.04

2. 00

4.02

5-33

2.09

1-54

8.M

S-IS

5.28

46. C)l^

1882.

4.49

C

94

4.76

4.87

9.59

6.0:

2. 62

3-14

2.91

2.44

2.0s

2. 28

51 30

1883.

3. 20

t

18

3-20

2.85

6.38

4.25

3-75

2..S4

2.43

6. 1 1

3.87

4.12

48. HH

18S4.

2.25

4

95

3-5C

2. 1 1

3-79

2. 59

2. 16

0.70

3-46

I 66

0.99

2.77

31.02

iSS.,.

3-75

2

39

0 53

4. 61

5.83

5.08

.1.28

.S-90

2.8,

3-11

3-o8

l.»5

42.2.S

)886.

4.34

1

26

3.90

3-57

7.67

2.69

4.17

2.44

3.61

1- 13

4. t8

3.41

42.39

1S87.

2-3.5

6

48

2.56

3-44

2.97

2. 82

:.4.s

2.21

1-35

0. 30

2.4.S

1,87

30. 2.S

1888.

3.73

1

30

3-79

'• 5-5

3- 89

I .62

5.81

4- 34

0.91

3-77

3.26

I.II

3.8. 06

1889.

3-37

I

06

0. 66

0.83

3-92

2.77

2.94

I..S9

.3- 34

1.83

3.83

2.36

28. 50

1890.

5 a

6

12

.S.63

4.. 22

5-12

4-95

i. 80

2.75

7 13

3.02

1.97

2. 19

50-73

1891.

2 84

5

42

4.64

2. 26

2. 73

4-98

4.69

2.64

f.o.s

2. 94

5-44

2.42

42.0.S

1892.

2. 21

.3

3S

2. 23

2 £7

3.58

4.96

3-31

5-12

1.47

0.84

2.20

1.60

33-54

1893.

2.25

7

165

1 .92

7.08

4.81

-.27

..6.,

1. 14

3-33

2. 16

1.97

38.12

1894.

2. 42

.3

1 1

1 .70

1-79

2.78

1. 12

■•74

2. 64

5.31

1-93

1. 91

2. 9.5

29.49

1895.

4.47

0

64

»-23

4. 12

1-73

2. 94

I - IS

2. to

1.48

0. 92

5.32

4-14

30- 74

1896.

2.34

1

93

3- 04

2.70

2.61

3.38

9 47

3- .53

5-93

0.5.S

3- .53

1.52

40.53

1897.

I..S4

3

7«

5- -IS

4.27

3.68

2-45

6.9.S

1-95

0.82

0. 36

7.M

2.43

4' 15

1898.

5- 29

I

67

7. 03

2.05

6. 04

1.63

2.33

7. 16

1-77

2.9.S

2.30

I. 09

41.31

1899.

2-3.5

t

44

4.49

1. 18

2.25

1.26

4.85

1.49

2.01

2.23

1.72

2.98

28. 45

1900.

3.01

3

30

2-59

r .76

1.82

2-4.S

3-02

0.97

2.86

3.71

092

1901 .

1.50

0

1.82

2. 21

4. 24

6.31

1.23

1.71

2. 10

0-33

O- 59

3-6i

26 53

1902.

1.56

0

51

2.63

1.60

0.95

8.59

4.70

1.62

4. 16

1.85

2.72

3.41

3b 23

1903.

2. 1 r

4

i44

4- >3

2. 47

2. j8

3.07

2.05

067

1.46

1.84

2. Of

1.71

28.14

1904.

2.80

2

|I2

4.93

2.49

4.01

3.86

2 48

3- '8

0. 83

0.97

018

3-63

31-48

1905.

1.25

I

k?

1.87

3. 15

4.38

2.78

2.27

5-54

3-38

5- 45

1.64

1.87

35-13

1906.

t,g8

I

re

4..S9

1. 16

2.47

1.44

S.27

6- '.-i

1-.59

2.07

2. S7

3 .33

33-70

1907.

5 73

0

.S.2I

3.27

3-3.S

3-39

6. 07

2. 74

2. ?7

1-.S9

1.68

f.S.s

37.58

1908.

1.40

3

1

6.03

2. 7.5

4.04

2. 13

3- 74

2- 34

0 42

1.20

0.84

1 59

30. 14

Mns

2.97

3100

L

3-49

2. 84

3- 80

3-41

3.21

8.4.

2.32

2.91

2.66

36.67

Greatest and least precipitation in boldface type.

I

! EXTREMES OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION.

Precipitation. 1 Wind.

Month.

24 hr.
max.

Year.

Day.

Great

est

mo.

Year.

Least

mo.

Year.

.Max.

vel.

Dir.

Year.

Day.

January. ...

r.97

18S0

.s

5-73

•1907

*•25

1905

66

nw.

J907

20

February .. .

.. 2.54

1891

15-16

7-6.5

‘893

0.43

1907

59

w.

1904

2

March .

.. 2.87

18^

4-5

7.03

1898

0.53

1885

70

M.

lyc^

15

April .

•• 3-33

1895

7-8

7.08

■893

083

1899

60

H.

1906

9

May .

1SS6

12-13

9-59

1882

0.95

1902

60

DW.

19031

24

June .

.- 3‘5A

1902

28-29

8.5^

1902

1. t2

1894

.59

nw.

1908

19

July .

.. 3-81

Ib97

ll-f2

9-47

1896

1.23

1901

59

nw.

1893

IS

August ....

.. 2.23

1898

3-4

7. 16

1898

0. 67

1903

60

nw.

1904

13

September .

. 2.38

1896

29

7.M

j8^

0.42

1908

60

w.

1903

fO

OctolKT ....

.. 2.23

1881

1

8.64

1881

0. 26

1879

50

8W.

1905

20

Noveuibi-r. .

.. 2.81

iSSf

18

7.54

1897

0. 18

1904

56

aw.

§1966

21

Dec'-mber . .

.. 1.63

J883

23-24

5-28

1881

0.92

1900

58

w.

1906

6

•Also in 18

0.

$.\lso on November 11, 1903.